Chair



April 15,l 1924.; 1 49o 275 R. T. JOHNSON CHAIR Filei May 31, 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEY April 15, 1929. 1,490,279

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CHAIR Filed May 31. 1922 3 sheets-sheet s ATTORNEY Patented pr. l5, 19.24.

narran stares ROBERT T. JOHNSON, OF BIG STONE GAP, VIRGINIA.

CHAIR.

Application filed May 31,

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that L ROBERT T. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Big Stone Gap, in the county of Wise and State ofVirginia, have invented new and useful Improvements inChairs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to chairs, and has for its chief characterstic the provision of a rocking chair primarily designed for use by infants or children of tender years. The invention aims to provide a chair of this character including a hingedly mounted panel, capable of being arranged in a position to prevent the occupant'of the chair from falling out, while the chair is constructed to be quickly and easily converted into a crib, the crib occupying a position at a right angle to the runners of the chair, so that the weight of the crib is equally distributed and properly balanced. y

The nature and advantages of the inven tion will be better understood when the following detailed description is` read in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals ofY reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device v shown in folded position when it maybe used in the capacity of a chair.

`Figure 2is a view taken at right angles toFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a similar view taken on line 4--4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 shows the device slightly changed so as to provide a chair with a closed front so that it may be occupied by an infant or a child of tender age without fear of accident.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken longitudinally through Figure 5.

'Figure 7 shows the device converted into a crib. l

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken longitudinally through Figure 7.

The chair includes a lower section A and an upper section B, the lower section com prising the legs 1() which are connected by the transverse members 117 and which legs 1922. Serial No. 564,954.

are supported Vby the rockers or runners 12. These legs alsosupport a stationary bottom .13 upon which the section B .of the chair is mounted.

The section B includes a seat Support 14 which reposes upon t-hc stationary bottom 13, a back 15, and sides and arm rests 1G. The section `B is pivoted as at 17 upon the stationary bottom of the section A, so that it can be sw'vungnto occupy a position at a right angle to the runners 12 for a rpurpose to be hereinafter described. The section B carries a pivoted latch 18 which is received by a slot 19 in the said stationary bottom, to hold the sections fixed relatively when the section B is positioned foruse with the section A as 'a rocking chair.

The section B has associated therewith a section C, and this section Vincludes spaced side members 2O` which are connected to-V gether at their forward ends by a cross piece 21. The side members'20 are lformed to pro vide tongues 22 which slide in grooves 23 formed inthe seat support of ther section B, nso that the sectionC can beeXtended to provide a crib in a manner to be hereinafter described; The side members of the secvtion C also include members 24 designed somewhat similar to the arm rests of theJ section B, to form a continuity thereof when the section C is extended to provide a crib. These members 24 slide in grooves 25 formed on the underside of the arm rests of the section IB. A panel 25 is hingedly mounted on the cross piece 21 which connects the side members 2O of the section C, and when the article of furniture is used as a rocking chair, this panel 25 depends from the cross piece 21 and is secured to the adjacent legs of the chair through the instrumentality of hook-like elements 26, which are adapted to engage the pins 27 supported by said legs. The section C supports the seat which includes a fixed section 28 and a movable section 29, the latter being hinged upon the fixed section 28 and of the same area as the latter mentioned section. The section 29 reposes upon the section 28 when the article of furniture is used as a chair.

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but when it is converted into a crib, the 7 ner illustrated in Figure 1, the chair has the general. appearance of an ordinary rocking chair, and can be used in this capacity. Then an infant or a child of tender years occupies the chair, the panel 25 can be separated from the adjacent legs of the chair, and subse uently sWiuig upon its hinge to occupy t Ae position illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, thereby closing the chair in a. manner which Will prevent the occupant of the chair from falling out. In order to hold the panel 25 in this position, I provide the members 24 of the section C, ywith ypins 30, ywhich are adapted to lbe engaged by the hook-like elements ,-26 carried by the panel 25. When used as a chair, the section B may be swung upon'its pivot to assume different angular positions with relation to the section A, -it-being only necessary to release the -pivoted latch 18 for this purpose.

Now, when it is desired' to convert the article of furniture from a chair into a crib, it is only `necessary to kslide the section I(l forwardly Ain advance of the section B, and swing the panel 25 upwardly, securingthe same to the members 24 vof Athe section C in a manner above described. The section 29 of the seat is then swung rearwardly to lie in a horizontal `plane with thescetion 28, and together with the-latter forms `the bot tom ofthe crib. 'The 'sections B and O Tas a unit are then Vswung uponthe pivot 17, so that the crib is arranged at afright angle to the yrunners 1.2, and the'pivot V17 is so located, that when the cri-b occupiest-hefposition -just mentioned, the yWeight is equally distributed, or in other words the crib properly balanced.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature and .advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to What is herein shown and described, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall Within the scope of what is claimed.

IVhat I claim is A chair including a support, a fixed bottomsection carried thereby,a movable bottom section arranged on the fixed bottom section :and pivotallyy connected thereto, arm rests carried by the latter, the arm rests being provided with longitudinal grooves in their under faces and the movable bottom section being provided with longitudinal grooves in vertical alinement with the first mentioned grooves, a slidable section including vertical sides, tongues carried by the upper ends thereof and received in the first grooves, tongues carried by the lower end and received in the last mentioned grooves and ,pair of hinged panels carried by the slidable section and normally arranged in superposed relation to constitute a seat, one of the panels being capable of being` arranged at an incline to constitute aback rest or varranged in a horizontal position when the 1slidable section is extended to extend parallel to the other panel to provide a bot-tom :for the structure.

In testimony ywhereof I aiiix my signature.

`ROBERT T. JOHNSON. 

